“…The above-mentioned results (Table 1, entries [1][2][3][4][5] clearly indicate that the use of complex A is critical for the success in cycloadditions involving terminally monosubstituted allenes such as 1 b-e. Noteworthy, the well known synthetic potential of oxabridged systems similar to those present in products 7 c-e, bodes well for the potential applicability of the method in the preparation of target-relevant bicarbocyclic systems. [10] As can be seen in Table 1, the presence of substituents at the diene unit was well tolerated (1 f-h, Table 1, entries [6][7][8], and the corresponding [4C + 3C] cycloadducts were obtained in good yields (77-93 %), and with complete stereocontrol. Surprisingly, the reaction of cyclopentylallene derivative 1 i in the presence of catalyst A, in addition to providing the expected tricycle 7 i that results from a 1,2 alkyl shift in the intermediate carbene species, led also to a minor cycloadduct identified as the bicycle 8 i (Table 1, entry 9).…”